Bartram Trail, coming off a 12-2 season and an appearance in the state semifinals, was picked No. 6 in Class 6A in the FloridaHSFootball.com preseason classification rankings. St. Augustine received 13 votes and finished as the third team out of the poll. The Yellow Jackets won District 4-6A last season before losing to Columbia in the regional quarterfinals.

In Class 5A, Ponte Vedra was picked 10th behind Bishop Kenny. Creekside garnered six votes. The Sharks, who won 4-5A ahead of the Knights, made it to the regional finals.